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.............................................................................................................................DescriptionP. Gisbert's comprehensive book has proved of great use to both students and teachers of sociology.The third edition is especially detailed in the parts dealing with the economic system and industry, population and food supply, where the greatest changes have occurred over the decades. Among the useful chapters are those on socialization and social control, and on industry as an agent of social change. Due importance is given to forces such as industrialization and the Green Revolution that have helped to shape modern Indian society..............................................................................................................................ContentsPart I - The Roots of Social LifeChapter 1. Sociology and Social SciencesChapter 2. Social Groups and Social InstitutionsChapter 3. The Nature of SocietyPart II - Socialisation and the Institutional StructureChapter 4. The FamilyChapter 5. The StateChapter 6. The Economic SystemPart III - The Forms of Social ControlChapter 7. Custom and LawChapter 8. Morality and ReligionChapter 9. The Educational SystemPart IV - The Agencies of Social ChangeChapter 10. Heredity and EnvironmentChapter 11. The Race ProblemChapter 12. Culture and CivilizationChapter 13. Social StratificationChapter 14. Industry and Social ChangePart V - The March of Social ChangeChapter 15. Natural and Social SelectionChapter 16. PopulationChapter 17. Social Evolution and Progress.............................................................................................................................Author DetailsPascual Gisbert was formerly Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology of St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, and lectured to post-graduate students at the University of Mumbai. Born in 1905, he had an academic grounding in Classics, Philosophy and Theology in Europe, then studied Sociology at the London School of Economics, and later at the Institute of Social Sciences at St. Louis University, Missouri, USA During this time he was a visiting lecturer to BA students at Rockhurst College, Kansas City, Missouri. He also contributed articles to various Spanish and English publications..............................................................................................................................
